She stared at the bent back of the man. She ran her eyes over him and admired his lean, muscular body. He wore only black trousers and a loose white p...et's shirt. An involuntary tear rolled from the corner of her eye as she took in the sadness of his song."Erik..."She spoke softly so not to startle him, but he seemed not to notice her call. He remained crouched before the hearth, staring at the flickering flames of the newly built fire."Erik?"She called a bit louder this time and he seemed to. But realising what was blatantly on offer, Dad gave a small cough, gained his composure and walked around the fence into Hannah’s back yard.“I take it no one else is home to help?” Dad asked trying not to sound to eager about the wonderful opportunity that lay before him.“No. Mom and Dad are away on their anniversary. Hope you don’t mind helping out a sweet, innocent girl who doesn’t wanna get burned!” She said coyly. Looking down at Hannah’s golden tanned skin, Dad chuckled “You are anything. I smiled back and said something to him and he indicated by hand signs that he was a deaf mute. So, no conversation but I could definitely feel the sexual tension as the bus began it's journey. I think he wanted to make a move but he wasn't quite sure how I'd react so I decided to make the first move. It was nighttime and I pretended that the gentle rocking of the bus was making me nod off. I faced toward the window and lowered my head like I was falling asleep. After a few minutes went by. There were times when Melody's 21 year old daughter, Melissa, stood with us while the supporters took impromptu photos after the photographer finished. I noticed that Melissa was dressed similar to her mother's except her gown was blue in color. At one point, Melissa stooped to adjust her shoe, and I knew then she didn't have a bra on either.The time came to toss the bouquet and the garter, and I stood besides Melody as the single ladies vied for the best spots to catch the bouquet as Melody.